21"We've noticed changes in the prisoner's cell," said Major Perseid when Scott entered the anteroom of the brig. "Objects have been moved around. Bedclothes. That leads us to think the prisoner might be awake."
Scott frowned, very aware of all the eyes trained on him at that moment. Perseid, Rexis, Trane, Abby, and Khalil were all standing in a semi-circle, staring at him with dark intensity. The way they looked at him, he felt like he'd done something wrong by being singled out, like it was something he should have prevented.
"Since you're the only one who can see and hear him, you'll have to perform the interrogation," said Perseid. "Plus which, you've said he seems to think there's some kind of connection between you."
"You two get all buddy-buddy down there on Shard?" Trane s
